Greeks settled in this corner of land, calling it Zancle, which means sickle, due to the shape of its natural harbor. Its current name derives from Messenia, the Greek town of the colonists who later populated it.

  • 10/10/2025 00:00 - 12/10/2025 00:00

    Chamber Music Festival Milazzo 2025

    From October 10 to 12, 2025, Milazzo hosts the 3rd Chamber Music Festival – City of Milazzo, organized by the [...]

  • 12/10/2025 18:30 - 22/05/2026 00:00

    52° Stagione Concertistica dell’Associazione Orchestra da Camera di Messina

    Messina opens the 52nd concert season of the Chamber Orchestra Association on October 12, 2025 at the Teatro Annibale. A prestigious event [...]

  • 05/10/2025 00:00 - 27/03/2026 00:00

    Vittorio Emanuele Theatre Messina 2025–2026 season

    The Vittorio Emanuele Theatre of Messina unveils its 2025–2026 Season: a lineup of 80 performances including drama, music, dance, opera [...]

  • FAI AUTUMN DAYS, SATURDAY 11 AND SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 2025

    Over 700 exceptional places — usually not open to the public, little-known, and off the typical tourist routes — will [...]

  • Autumn surprises in Sicily

    Sicily is a land that lives under the sign of light. Its Mediterranean climate makes it an ideal destination at [...]

  • 20/09/2025 18:30 - 01/10/2025 00:00

    Naxoslegge 2025

    From September 20 to October 1, Giardini Naxos, together with Messina, Catania and Letojanni, hosts the 15th edition of Naxoslegge, [...]

  • Sustainable Sicily

    The Sicily of 2025 invites you on a different journey, far from stereotypes and closer to the island’s truest soul. [...]

  • 04/09/2025 00:00 - 01/11/2025 00:00

    Due Siciliae

    A new international music festival is born, uniting two souls and two cities that symbolize the Mediterranean: Naples and Catania. [...]

  • 26/09/2025 00:00 - 28/09/2025 00:00

    Round Aeolian Race

    The Round Aeolian Race is one of the most fascinating sailing regattas in the Mediterranean, ready to turn the waters [...]